CTC Cymru has offered its expertise to the Welsh Government on developing effective, economically valuable cycling infrastructure.

CTC Cymru has made its official response to the Welsh Government by offering its expertise in developing effective and economically valuable cycling infrastructure, and highlighting that the draft Welsh National Transport Plan is somewhat limited.

As part of the framework of the Wales Transport Strategy, the National Transport Plan focuses on delivering five key priorities:

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Find out what CTC has been up to in Wales over the last year and what its plans are for the future at this year's AGM plus how you can get involved.

CTC Cymru's AGM will take place on Thursday 26 March 2015 at 12 noon at:

The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1BH

All CTC members are welcome to come and hear about what CTC Cymru has been doing over the last year and what we plan to do next. You could even find yourself playing a role in the group as we will be electing key officers to the committee to help take responsibility for CTC’s development in Wales.

We take a brief look at what local campaigners can do to boost political support for cycling in their area.

Since last April, over 17,000 emails have been sent to incumbent councillors as part of the national Space for Cycling campaign - calling for safer infrastructure conditions so that people of all ages and abilities can cycle. In places with strong campaign groups such as Manchester and Newcastle, a huge number of letters have been sent by members of the public and a high proportion of councillors have responded positively.

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Cardiff Cycle City, the new grassroots movement seeking to make Cardiff the best cycling city in the UK, has today launched the Cardiff City Cycling Manifesto

The manifesto was launched at Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay at noon and detailed eight asks, including 20mph limits across the city, an effective cycle network, and a minimum spend of £15 per head per year.

Cardiff is one of the flattest cities in Britain and has more green space per person than any other UK core city. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of people cycling to work in Cardiff increased by 65 per cent and the council’s current cycling map already plots over 500 miles of recommended cycle routes.

CTC's North Wales Campaigners Training in Llandudno brought together cyclists from Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Llanberis, Flintshire, Wrexham as well as Cheshire, the Wirral and beyond. The day looked at the Active Travel (Wales) Act as well as the Space for Cycling and Road Justice campaigns.

Thanks to Dr Richard Keatinge (Right-to-Ride rep, Anglesey) for an excellent presentation with Roger Geffen on the Active Travel (Wales) Act, as well as a historic overview of cycling in Britain. Many thanks also Gwenda Owen and Roy Spillsbury (CTC-Cymru) for promoting the event so effectively and their contributions.

Paul Gannon wrote some reflections on the Active Travel (Wales) Act and the training day on Cycleablog here.